Released on: December 5, 2008, 4:38 am
Press Release Author: Warren Enterprises LLC
Industry: Healthcare
Press Release Summary: KIDS WITH NERVE DAMAGE TO HANDS AND ARMS BENEFIT FROM NEW MEDICAL TECHNIQUE
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Release Body: (SOUTHBURY, CT)—A breakthrough surgery is offering hope
to children that suffer nerve damage in their arms and hands.
Just five years ago, a child that suffered damage to brachial plexus nerves,
the nerves that pass signals between the brain, hand and arm, would have been
hard pressed to recover fully because surgical techniques couldn’t provide
a fix without pulling nerves from another part of the body, leaving a numb spot.
Now a new surgery pioneered at the St. Louis Children's Hospital is offering
hope to these kids through a revolutionary process that cuts the ends off the
damaged nerves and attaches them to healthy but lightly taxed nerves allowing
a child to recover some, if not all, movement.
Dr. Armen Ketchedjian, author of the book Will it Hurt? A Parent’s
Practical Guide to Children’s Surgery, says that parents of children
in need of surgery are often drawn to new surgical techniques in the hope of
finding a way to help their child. He recommends parents find trusted sources
of information and ask the advice of their child’s doctor prior to making
a major decision about treatment.
“Surgeons are able to do wonderful things to help children heal,”
says Dr. Ketch, as he is known to his patients. “But
parents should understand that new surgeries are but one option that they need
to explore when their child has been injured.”
In his book, Dr. Ketch recommends that parents interested in finding a new surgeon
or exploring a new surgical technique follow a simple guidelines first, including:
• Visit the medical facility where a prospective surgeon works to see
if it is child friendly
• Find trusted medical journals that may have information about a new
procedure
• Ask other parents whose children have undergone the same surgery
• Find any support group that may have information for parents whose children
have a specific birth defect or injury
“The more parents know the better off they'll be,” says
Dr. Ketch. “New technologies and procedures are being developed all
the time, so parents have a lot to learn in a short amount of time following
a child's injury.”
Unfortunately parents are often the ones managing a child’s medical portfolio
and scouting for new treatments, according to Dr. Ketch, who
says, ““Unfortunately, because of the hectic pace and complexity
of the modern healthcare landscape, parents are sometimes in a better position
to keep track of their child's treatment and care better than physicians.”
Will it Hurt? helps educate parents about pediatric surgery.
It is an easy-to-read resource that will give you, your child and your family
the help and reassurance you need to make the surgical experience as stress-free
as possible.
Listed in The Guide to America’s Top Anesthesiologists by the Consumer
Research Council of America, Dr. Ketch trained at Cornell Medical Center, with
a fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a pain management
elective at Boston Children’s Hospital. He has also worked to help develop
new techniques in ambulatory anesthesia, taught medical students and residents,
and cared for more than 10,000 patients.
Dr. Ketch is also the author of the children’s book Golden Apples
(winner of the 2008 Reviewer's Choice Award), a beautifully illustrated book
that aims to help educate children about the dangers of drug abuse.
For more information, contact the author directly at support@dr.ketch.com.
WARREN ENTERPRISES, LLC and author Dr. Armen G. Ketchedjian chose Arbor Books,
Inc. (www.ArborBooks.com) to design
and promote Will It Hurt? A Parent’s Practical Guide to Children’s
Surgery. Arbor Books is an internationally renowned, full-service book design,
ghostwriting and marketing firm.
(Will It Hurt? Parent’s Practical Guide to Children’s Surgery by
Dr. Ketch; ISBN: 0-9815373-0-8; $14.95; 172 pages; 5½” x 8 ½”;
soft cover book with illustrations; WARREN ENTERPRISES, LLC) "
Web Site: http://www.pit-inc.com
Contact
Details: Warren Enterprises LLC
PO Box 547, Southbury, CT 06488
Contact: Armen G. Ketchedjian, MD
Phone: 203-304-2419
E-mail: support@dr.ketch.com